4. Detention (no puns allowed)

[continuousgroaning]

the school year's barely begun and i've already landed in detention

i mean it is kinda my fault and at least the guidance counselor here is better than Mr. Frond was

[some time later, she adds:]

And i just got 2 days tacked on for being caught on my device

so I guess my point is I'm full of all this frustration and aggression & I'm not used to feeling this way so how do i try and burn it off?

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[tropism]

Do you need to bail? I'm a pro at avoiding detention at all costs.

As for the second question, I find eating or shopping works.

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[continuousgroaning]

I'm good, thanks. I was stupid enough to break the rules so i'll take my punishment

oh, I always forget about shopping. i'm not used to having a lot of spending money

[tropism]

[ he disagrees, but he's not about to enable someone into bad habits when he just got here. ]

I know a lot of people recommend punching it out, but man, that's not always an option for everyone. And for some people, it shouldn't be.

Shopping's good. Just limit yourself to a budget so you don't make it a habit to spend too much.

[continuousgroaning]

I think i'd get bored with it pretty fast. i'm not good at punching things to begin with

that's a good idea. It's hard to not go overboard, especially when there are so many awesome things around

[tropism]

3 words: Early Holiday Shopping. Beat the crowds during December. That's a thing here, isn't it? Boxing day, and ... so on.

[continuousgroaning]

Christmas? as far as I know it is!! i haven't been here long enough to see for sure but I don't see why not

but that's a good idea. it'll distract me for a few hours anyway

[tropism]

You can easily make a list of people now, and then cull them as the months pass and it gets closer to Christmas. Or add, depending on how you do your list.

[continuousgroaning]

and come to think of it, investigate what my friends actually want

i've never been able to afford to get stuff for anybody other than my parents and my siblings before

[tropism]

Lovely idea. As you've had all this time to prepare, no doubt you'll be able to find a good deal for whatever it is that they like.

Is your family here?

[continuousgroaning]

it definitely won't hurt to plan ahead!!

No, I'm the only person from my world here

it's kinda lonely sometimes but I've made a lot of friends here too

[tropism]

But it'd be a lot more dangerous for your family to be here, right? So maybe it's for the best, even if it's lonely.

[continuousgroaning]

yeah, we don't come from a world where superpowers or anything like that exists

so none of us are equipped to be here

[tropism]

Do you have any powers at all? Either from home or since arriving here ...

[continuousgroaning]

I got two here. I can become intangible, and anything i cook ends up tasting like a gourmet meal. boring but practical

[tropism]

The latter makes you a superstar. As for 'intangible', what does that mean? I'm imagining a doll comin apart the seams, but I'm morbid.

[continuousgroaning]

everyone thinks so! I'm cooking for a few different people and teaching some others to do it for themselves.

intangible means i can pass through solid objects. I can walk through walls and stuff

[tropism]

That's amazing. Whenever you're free, I'd like to join you. I'm a decent cook, but I'm always looking to improve, especially now that I'm living by myself.

And that's a cool power, though frightening. Have you ever been buried in between objects before or do you have full control?

[continuousgroaning]

Get ready to make burgers with punny names as a starting point!!

I've had full control so far but I can't keep it going for very long so I try to avoid places where I could get stuck